†Trinacromerum kirki Russell 1935 (plesiosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Polycotylidae
Alternative combination: Dolichorhynchops kirki
Full reference: L. S. Russell. 1935. A plesiosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Manitoba. Journal of Paleontology 9(5):385-389
Belongs to Trinacromerum according to K. Carpenter 1996
See also Adams 1997, Russell 1935 and Welles 1962
Sister taxon: Trinacromerum bentonianum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Northwest of Treherne, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the Favel Formation of Canada
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Manitoba collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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